Chapter 280
When Murong Danyan said this, Li Qiufeng was also secretly suspicious in his heart. The man outside the bamboo forest called himself "Yilu", and his natural name was "Sha Yilu", and he also called Mrs. Sha "sister-in-law", thinking that he was Sha Yiming's younger brother. This person tracked Murong Danyan outside the bamboo forest, why didn't he dare to enter the bamboo forest? And why did Mrs. Sha cover up for Murong Danyan? Thinking of Mrs. Sha's claim that Sha Yiming had passed away, and that the Sha Yiming that he and Xiao Zhanpeng saw in Shajiabao was impersonated, he was even more suspicious in his heart, and secretly thought: "Shajiabao has been extremely mysterious in the rivers and lakes over the years, and today, it seems that great changes must have taken place in the fort. I am afraid that this time, Shajiabao will lure the heroes of the rivers and lakes into the fort, and there is a great conspiracy hidden in it. ”
Murong Danyan said: "At that time, when I heard the woman in white say this, I was also shocked in my heart, and I didn't know why she helped me speak. So I turned to look at her, and the woman in white happened to be looking at me, and when they met their eyes, she waved her hand at me and motioned for me not to speak. At this time, the man outside the bamboo forest also fell silent, as if he was thinking about things. After a while, I heard the man say, 'Since my sister-in-law said so, I think it's all right.' A heron retired, and asked his sister-in-law to rest. ’
After the man finished speaking, there was no sound outside the bamboo forest. At this time, the moon was in the sky, the sky was full of stars, and the silence around was extreme. I took a closer look at the people in front of the hut. In addition to the woman in white and the young man, there was also a gray-haired old man, and behind the woman in white, there were also two women......"
Li Qiufeng listened to Murong Danyan tell about this matter, and at the same time confirmed everyone present in his heart. The "white-haired old man" mentioned by Murong Danyan was standing three or four steps behind the right side of the woman in white at this time, and his expression was very respectful, and those two women were obviously two of the maids present.
I only heard Murong Danyan say: "The woman in white seems to be listening intently to the movement outside the bamboo forest, and after a while, she slowly walked over. Although she covered up for me and lured the person outside the bamboo forest away, I still had doubts in my heart, so after seeing her coming, I couldn't help but hold the hilt of the sword. The woman in white walked four or five paces in front of me, stopped, and said in a deep voice, 'Girl, why did you come to Shajiabao?'
"I was taken aback. Because I was dressed in a man's clothes at the time, she saw that I was a woman......"
Li Qiufeng and Xiao Zhanpeng thought to themselves: "If others can't see that you are a woman dressed as a man, I'm afraid that person is blind!"
Murong Danyan didn't know what the two of them were saying, but he still said unhurriedly: "I thought to myself that since she saw through it, I simply didn't have to hide it, so I hugged my fists and said: 'I passed by the bottom of the mountain, and I heard that there was a martial arts competition here, so I rushed over to see the excitement. Who knew that as soon as he entered the fort, he was chased and killed, and he ran here in a panic, wanting to kill or chop, and listen to him. ’
The woman in white smiled and said, "The girl is serious. We are neither an official government nor a green forest cottage here, so how can we have any power to kill people and kill people? It's just that there are many organs in this Shajiabao, and if you inadvertently break in, it is a great danger. Luckily, you weren't hurt by the trap and escaped here by mistake. Although they didn't come in to search, but outside this bamboo forest, it must be heavily guarded at this time, you still stay here tonight, let's find a way to send you out. ’
I heard her say this, but I was still a little skeptical. The woman in white saw my concern and smiled, "Rest assured, girl. Although I am also a member of Shajiabao, I am not in the same group as those people outside the bamboo forest. Besides, there are some things that I want to ask the girl for. When I saw that she spoke with sincerity, not like a sinister person, I nodded and went with her into the hut. The thatched hut looked rather inconspicuous from the outside, but when you walked in, you found that the furnishings were extremely elegant. Although it is not luxurious, it has a different mood, and the owner of the house is obviously a noble man.
"The woman in white let me into a hall, and after I sat down, the woman in white said, 'Girl, don't be suspicious, when you get here, the people of Shajiabao don't dare to come and entangle me again. To tell you the truth, I am the wife of Sha Yiming, the owner of Shajiabao Fort, and after he died, I moved here to live......
"I was startled, and immediately stood up from my chair, and said in a trembling voice: 'You, are you Sha Yiming's wife?, is he, isn't he, isn't he...... 'The woman in white was also a little surprised when she saw me like this, and said: "The deceased husband has been dead for nearly ten years, but Shajiabao has always been isolated from the outside world, and no one knows the news." ’
"I shook my head and said, 'Since you are Sha Yiming's wife, don't you know what has happened to the rivers and lakes recently?' The woman in white said, "Since the death of my deceased husband, I have rarely even walked out of this bamboo forest, let alone left Shajiabao." Although I know martial arts, I have never walked the rivers and lakes, how can I know what happened on the rivers and lakes?'
"I was stunned for a moment, and then I said to her, 'Okay, then I'll tell you.'" At present, it is rumored that a mysterious master openly challenged Sha Yiming, the master of Shajiabao Fort, and the two sides have agreed to test martial arts in Shajiabao. All the gangs in the rivers and lakes have already known the news, and now a large number of people in the rivers and lakes are gathering to Shajiabao......
"The woman in white...... No, she should be called Shaf. After hearing my words, Mrs. Sha frowned, and said as if to herself, "I think it's Sha Yilu who is making trouble again...... she said here, and said to the door, "Uncle Hou, please come here." ’
As soon as she entered the door, he stopped, put his hands on his side, looked extremely respectful, and said to Mrs. Sha, "The old slave is at the behest of the young grandmother." Mrs. Sha said: "Uncle Hou, you are the old man in our castle, when your father-in-law is alive, I must also call you 'brother', this 'old slave', don't mention it again, otherwise you will kill our juniors!"
"The old man still stood with his hands down, and said, 'Yes, the old slave knows!' Mrs. Sha looked helpless, so she had to say, 'Uncle Hou, do you know what Yilu is doing outside?' The old man said: "Grandma, the old slave hasn't gone out these days, and I don't know what the second young master is busy with." It's just that there have been a lot of people in the fort in the past few years, and their whereabouts are strange, and the second young master is also very busy, so he can't easily see each other. ’
Mrs. Sha snorted and said, 'What else can he be busy with? Uncle Hou, please inquire why a large number of martial arts masters rushed to Shajiabao to watch Yiming compete with others. ’
"When the white-haired old man heard Mrs. Sha say this, his body trembled, raised his head to look at me, and said in a trembling voice: 'The eldest young master, the eldest young master has been dead for more than ten years, how can there be such rumors circulating......
"Mrs. Sha shook her head and said, 'Qi is here. Yiming's death was said on the same day that he would never spread it. Let's not leak this matter, we didn't have any intentions originally, but we just thought it was Shajiabao's own business, and we didn't want to spread it. It was the imperial court, although we sent people a few times, we all said that Yiming was sick and it was inconvenient to see guests, so we responded to the past. I can't imagine that after more than ten years, such a strange thing has happened. I'm worried that Yilu is doing something in the name of his brother again. Our Shajiabao has gone through a hundred years of ups and downs, and there have been many difficulties during this period, so we have such a foundation. Yilu is ambitious, if he breaks into any trouble, he is afraid that the ancestral foundation will not be guaranteed, and Shajiabao will be in danger of being destroyed!'
After Mrs. Sha finished speaking, the old man was even more hurried, and said in a trembling voice: 'Don't worry, young grandmother, I will go to the castle and ask what is the matter. Although the second young master is not as calm as the eldest young master, he is not a chaotic person, and he still values the inheritance of his ancestors......
"Mrs. Sha didn't wait for him to finish, then sighed and said: "He just attaches too much importance to this foundation, and always thinks that he is a rare figure in the Sha family in a hundred years, and he is unwilling to be under others. Even if this person is his own brother, he is not convinced, and always wants to break a new world with his own ability. It's just that we all know that he has always been a master with low eyesight, and his ability and ambition are not worthy at all. In the past ten years, although there has been no big mess, the court has been dissatisfied. I look at the eunuch of Dongchang who came to the castle last year to give out the silver reward, he is a little strange, and his words are cloudy, mountains and fogs, and it sounds like he is praising our Shajiabao, but if you think about it carefully, every sentence has a threatening meaning in it. I'm not afraid that I'm afraid that I'll lose the title of Mrs. Fate, I'm just worried that if he goes on like this, he won't even be able to keep the ancestral grave of the Sha family, and finally end up in a situation where a family is ruined, what face do I have to see Yiming underground?!'"
(End of chapter)